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Community health and traditional healers in Sierra Leone
Since 2010, a basic package of medicines and items have been provided for free under Sierra Leone’s Free Health Care Initiative, such as essential drugs and mosquito nets (pictured here being unloaded at a PHU).
But PHU staff reportedly sometimes still charge for these services. While traditional healers also ask for payment in exchange for their services, the terms are more flexible: Payments can be in-kind and made over time.
Community health and traditional healers in Sierra Leone
Since 2010, a basic package of medicines and items have been provided for free under Sierra Leone’s Free Health Care Initiative, such as essential drugs and mosquito nets (pictured here being unloaded at a PHU).
But PHU staff reportedly sometimes still charge for these services. While traditional healers also ask for payment in exchange for their services, the terms are more flexible: Payments can be in-kind and made over time.